We did promise you we would review the Western Digital My Book when we got it and well, the time has come. Read on as we lay our hands on this fine brushed-metal black, paperback sized external storage unit and run this 750GB baby through its paces.

We take a look at three different external storage drives, compare them against a DIY option and take them out for a spin in our lab to determine the right one for you. Intrigued? Keep on reading for the results and our thoughts.

Need a portable drive that can store your data as well as comes fully installed with programs you can use on virtually any computer? Look no further as the Emtec Giga Cube is loaded with these features.

Excelstor's latest external storage drive is more than just a portable hard drive. The GStor Secure Mobile Storage device comes with hardware-level encryption that secures your data from unauthorized access, so much so that the drive is rendered unusable without the proper authentication.